02624cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000270011324501980014026400510033830000470038933600260043633700260046233800360048850000310052450801900055552012780074553400450202365300330206865300370210165300200213865300660215885600430222499900190226761910UtSlPG20260610134427.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBV1 aWigan, William,d-170012aA Funeral Sermon Preach'd on the Decease of the Right Honourable the Lady Elizabeth Cutts :bLate Wife of the Right Honourable the Lord Cutts, on the 5th of December, 1697, at Kensington Church 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2020-04-24  aTranscribed from the 1697 Walter Kettilby edition by David Price. Many thanks to Kensington and Chelsea local studies for finding this in their archive and allowing it to be transcribed  a"A Funeral Sermon Preach'd on the Decease of the Right Honourable the Lady Elizabeth Cutts" by William Wigan is a religious sermon written in the late 17th century. This piece takes the form of a commemorative address delivered in memory of Lady Elizabeth Cutts at Kensington Church, following her untimely death. The sermon reflects on themes of mortality, righteousness, and the hope of eternal life, illustrating Wigan's theological reflections on death and the afterlife based on Christian beliefs.  The content centers on a meditation on the life of Lady Cutts, emphasizing her virtuous character, devout life, and untimely passing at a young age. Wigan underscores the importance of living a righteous life in preparation for death, positing that true consolation comes from faith in Jesus Christ. The sermon delivers a poignant reminder of humanity’s vulnerability, urging listeners to reflect on their own lives and the nature of their mortality. It is both an elegy and a theological discourse reaffirming the Christian hope of resurrection and eternal reward for the righteous, ultimately encouraging the congregation to imitate the virtues of the deceased and to seek a prepared state for their eventual mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aChurch of England -- Sermons  aSermons, English -- 17th century  aFuneral sermons  aCutts, Elizabeth Pickering Cutts, Baroness, 1678 or 1679-169740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61910  c102734d102734